How to Root the Samsung Infuse 4G (Rogers)

Rooting is the process of gaining administrative rights on your Android device.  Once we root our Android device, we can then make changes to it to customize it well beyond what it normally can do.

Once you have root access on your Samsung Infuse 4G (Rogers), you’ll be able to:

• Remove apps that were preinstalled by your carrier/manufacturer from your device.
• Free up storage space (because of the above benefit).
• Increase battery life (apps that might have been running constantly can be removed).
• Increase performance (after removing apps that are always running, the device will be less bogged down and run smoother).
• Update to a new version of Android (by flashing a custom recovery/ROM, see the end of this procedure for more info on that).
• Tons of other customizations when you use your new found administrative rights to flash a custom ROM (again, see the end of this procedure for more info on that).

Interested? Here’s how to root your Samsung Infuse 4G (Rogers):

I. Before You Begin

1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available.

2. This should only work on Windows based PCs.

3. You should have required drivers installed on your PC. If you don’t, download and install Samsung Kies and it should do the needful.

4. This should flash a custom recovery as well.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download Infused Gingerbread Kernel and save it to your Desktop.

Infused Gingerbread Kernel (Download link’s available in the first post)

III. Rooting the Samsung Infuse 4G (Rogers)

1. Extract files from Infused Gingerbread Kernel by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.

2. Open File Manager on your device and navigate to your internal SD card.

3. Press Menu button and select Create folder.

4. Type Voodoo as the folder name and hit OK.

5. Open this newly created folder on your device.

6. Again, press Menu button and select Create folder.

7. Type disable-lagfix as the folder name and hit OK.

8. Close File Manager on your device.

9. Double-click on Odin executable you extracted from the archive and it’ll launch.

10. Click on PDA and choose the Infused Kernel you have on your Desktop.

11. Make sure Repartition is unchecked in the Odin.

12. Put a checkmark in the boxes that say Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time.

13. Turn OFF your device.

14. Turn it back on by holding down Volume UP+Volume DOWN buttons and plugging it in to your PC via USB cable.

15. Hit Start in the Odin and it’ll start flashing the kernel on your device.

16. Once it’s been flashed, your device should automatically reboot.

17. You’re now rooted!

All set! Now, you can head to our How to Flash a Custom ROM procedure for the Samsung Infuse 4G (Rogers) to open up a whole new world of customizations for your Android device!

By the way, don’t be scared, you can always put your device back to stock by heading to our Rooting How To’s section, finding your device, and doing the How to Unroot listed for it there.